The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 1st November 2016

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 1st November 2016. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 7:	A period of denial at home in the midst of a famous victory
AAcross 8:	Food for tea needed by two adjacent sitters at table
AAcross 9:	From where hospital's left to get short cut	WENCESLAS
AAcross 10:	US criminal and what he fought against	ALBAN
AAcross 12:	This old mum is taking the place of one
AAcross 13:	HE establishment no more? Grumble
AAcross 14:	Turned up to collar doctor
AAcross 17:	Game that maybe Derby lost
AAcross 20:	Backward-looking VIP I confront
AAcross 22:	A tree through which sun can be seen
AAcross 24:	Article about G&S character	AIDAN
AAcross 25:	Jazz fan, the fellow crossing Ireland
AAcross 26:	Man's group of seven including knight?	AGNES
AAcross 27:	Beans munched, fizzy drink swallowed	SEBASTIAN
DDown 1:	Knight with good heart in battle	GARETH
DDown 2:	Novice offering nothing — crewmen worried about that
DDown 3:	Lack of action from saint the way things are
DDown 4:	Puny chap burying head, awfully miserable
DDown 5:	French annoyance over islands to the north
DDown 6:	Mistresses are had for meal, turning up to be hugged by ambassador
DDown 11:	Obscure band beginning to blow old trumpet
DDown 15:	Desolate area is no good for shelter — fix up here for the night?
DDown 16:	Cumbrian village square, say, sealed off at one end	SHAP
DDown 18:	Individual tactful in speech
DDown 19:	In less than ten years you went to rack and ruin
DDown 21:	Impressions created by silver found in house turned upside down
DDown 22:	Retreat from a male beast, keeping quiet
DDown 23:	Light gold carriage